I’m so glad that ‘Concerned Citizen’ (didn’t there used to be one of those commenting on this site for a while?) made the noisy intervention he did when Mary Lou McDonald was making a speech about Sinn Féin’s economic policies. It was dramatic and it showed self-serving standards by both the Concerned Citizen and the […]
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The south’s election and the media
“Cabin fever” they called it in Canada. It was that point nearing the end of a long, cold winter when people began to ache for the outdoor freedom that Spring would bring. In the south of Ireland, cabin fever is gripping commentators and politicians, with Joan Burton saying she is looking forward to the general […]
Did you hear what Gerry Adams said about Thomas Murphy?
For those simple-minded enough to believe that Sinn Féin gets the same amount of critical comment in the media as other political parties, a look at the editorial in yesterday’s Irish Examiner should disabuse them of the notion. The editorial is headed ‘Sinn Féin integrity brought into critical focus – Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy convicted’. The […]
In and out and gates and rogues
Are the DUP and the UUP rogue political parties? After yesterday, there’s a case to be made that both are. Assuming that ‘rogue’ means acting with no regard for the law. This shows in a number of ways. Take the killing of Jock Davison and Kevin McGuigan. Both these were brutal, violent acts – but while […]
Adventures in Twitterland
I’ve been in Twitterland for the last half-hour or so. Such an interesting place at the moment. It’s a-buzz with the news of the arrest of Bobby Storey and two others in connection with the killing of Kevin McGuigan. The people you run into in Twitterland can be quite…eye-opening. For example, there are people who […]
Condemnation and after
Picture by Crausby There was an interesting article in The Strabane Chronicle last week. It centred on a remark made on Facebook by the Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Eilisha McCallion. She was responding to attacks last week in which one councillor had his car set alight and another hand his windscreen smashed. The […]
Sinn Féin: transfer-toxic no more?
The Carlow-Kilkenny by-election was a joyous one for Fianna Fail. Their man Bobby Aylward won the contest and it was interpreted by many as a sign that the once-abhorred party was on the way back. The only fly in the ointment/poo in the porridge was the fact that before the Fianna Failers had time to […]
What does the Westminster election mean for Ireland? TUT talks…
Picture by Maurice If you buy The Irish Times or view it online you’ll notice that Stephen Collins et al are looking at the ‘Irish’ implications of the British General Election. (If you don’t know why I’ve put ‘Irish’ in inverted commas, you should probably stop reading now.) They wonder what lessons can be […]
Interview with Catherine Seeley
Here’s this morning’s interview with Cat Seeley. Mercifully, there’s a lot of her and little of me.
Roberta McNally, David Simpson, Catherine Seeley and two people
First person: Have you heard? Roberta McNally has declared that Catherine Seeley, the Sinn Féin candidate for Upper Bann, is a tramp. She’s also spoken of the nationalist/republican population of that area as ‘taigs’. Second person: And your point is? Roberta McNally isn’t even a DUP member. First person: True. But she did sign the […]